9.29.2009

The other afternoon while unpacking I came across our Halloween decorations and couldn't resist getting into the spooky spirit right away. So I called little A and Jon over to start the festive adorning. While setting up trick-or-treaters and pumpkin treat bowls with little A I see Jon across the room with some paper and scissors, cutting out what looks to be a snowflake. No sooner does he see my quizzical look when, voila, he unfolds this super stellar pumpkin. Yeah, I was wowed. And hooked. So he showed me his methods and I went to town.

The best part, it's easy. And brilliant. And fun. (And something kids can join in on!)Step 1: Grab any old sheet of paper, rectangle, square...mix it upStep 2: Fold it in halfStep 3: and then fold it in half againStep 4: Now make sure the fold is on your left hand sideStep 5: Cut scallops on right hand side ending with the stem at the topStep 6: Open up the fold once and then cut off the bottom stemStep 7: Cut out a mouthStep 8: Then a noseStep 9: Use an x-acto to cut out the eyesStep 10: Now unfold and enjoy your new creation!

Once you start, the possibilities are endless. And you might go a little crazy...cutting out new creations for the rest of the night...Happy cutting!

A couple of years ago my daughter had a little business going, she sold snowflakes that she had made. She sold more than I thought she would. When I saw this post I knew I had to show her and she has tried making some of them. Now we just got to get some cute paper. Good work!